Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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WAITSBURG - While there is still a bit of reprieve before the dreaded "fall back" in time requiring that clocks be adjusted to accommodate the end of Daylight Savings Time, a more enjoyable step back in time is just around the corner. Waitsburg's annual Pioneer Fall Festival, a community celebration honoring local history, will take place Sunday, September 15. This year's festival kicks off at 11 a.m. with an outdoor nondenominational church service led by First Christian Church pastor Mik...
On the front of this week's paper I wrote about the upcoming Pioneer Fall Festival. While that story detailed the facts about what you can expect to find at this year's event, it didn't relay the heart of what the festival is really about, at least to me. And from my observations over the years, I'm pretty sure I'm not alone. While the focus is history, I think the Pioneer Fall Festival is really about community, friendship and coming together. We are blessed. As a teen growing up in a town t...
Last Thursday afternoon I was flipping some magnificent rib eyes on the grill when I looked up to see a massive wall - like an enormous tidal wave of black and brown cloud - bearing down on me. The surrounding trees were whipping around like drunken hula dancers as branches started snapping and leaves mixed with walnuts flew through the air. The power line behind the house bounced and crackled in time with the gale-force wind blasting the region. It was during dinner just a short while later as I sipped on an excellent Washington cabernet that...
This is a quick-draw down-and-dirty list with some easy pointers, because I get tired of chips and dip - usually by the second game of the season. So here are some easy options that offer up a little zip, zing and zest to your game time munchies menu. 1. White Bean and Roasted Garlic Stuff! Yes - this is awesome and beats the old refried beans with melted cheddar every time. The night before the game, get two heads of garlic, two cans of white beans, a red onion, a fresh bunch of Italian parsley and some crunchy rustic French bread. Put the...
WAITSBURG - Doing what it takes to advance to post-season play will literally be a whole new ballgame for the 2013 WP Cardinals volleyball team. The graduation loss of Rhiannon Chapman, Jen Nichols, Adriana Benito and 2012 MVP Krystal Harris, as well as the loss of several junior players, has resulted in a very young team, largely dominated by freshmen and sophomores. Third-year WP volleyball coach Angie Potts, is up for the challenge. Potts, who has coached a total of 22 years between Pre...
DAYTON - The number of returning players to Shannon Turner's volleyball team may be the same as last year: six. But there's something different about the core of the Dayton team this year. "I'm pretty positive," Turner said about the 2013 volleyball season that started with Monday's jamboree in Clarkston and gave fans a first look at this year's lady Dogs in their home game against Pomeroy on Tuesday night. "The team chemistry is really good and their confidence is higher," the team's he...
DAYTON - Half an hour after the last lightning strike flashed across the skies over Dayton Thursday night, the Bulldogs and Mac Hi Pioneers took to the field, warmed up and began their game an hour late. After the kickoff, Dayton players - 11 on the field and only three on the bench - marched down to the 4-yard line on a number of tough running plays. Then, on third and goal, quarterback Christian Warner threw a pitch pass to running back Lowden Smith, who was promptly sacked by the Mac Hi defen...
PILOT ROCK - The WP volleyball team changed course midstream during Friday night's game against Pilot Rock, pushing ahead to win their first game of the season. The Rockets won the first two sets, 20-25 and 14-25, against the relatively inexperienced Cardinal team, which struggled with rotations. "We got off to a slow start because there was a lot of confusion about rotations and where the girls needed to be on defense," said Coach Angie Potts. "That led to a poor physical performance as...
PILOT ROCK, Ore. - The bad news about the Cardinals' first game of the season against Pilot Rock Friday night was the number of turnovers and penalties: five lost fumbles and two big flags that cost WP two 60- yard runs. But the good news is that the team still won convincingly 36-6, that the defense looked strong, that quarterback Owen Lanning had a solid game and that lots of new players got to work out their jitters in the non-league matchup. "We can correct all that," head coach Jeff B...
The Constitution of the United States of America is commemorated each year between September 17 - 23rd. September 17 is designated Constitution Day, celebrating the signing of the Constitution by the 39 delegates of the Constitu- tional Convention. In 1956 Congress, with the urging of the Daughters of the American Revolution, set aside September 17 - 23 annually to be dedicated for the observance of Constitution Week. The observance was signed into Public Law #915 and signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on August 2, 1956. How do you...
Now that the City side- walk policy has been ap- proved, volunteers are need- ed to create an inventory of cracks, breaks, gaps, etc. City Administrator Randy Hinchliffe is also forming a list of homeowners inter- ested in paying for materials, with the City providing la- bor, to repair their sidewalks. Interested volunteers and property owners should con- tact Hinchliffe at city Hall or email him at rjhinch@gotvc.netrjhinch@gotvc.net...
WAITSBURG – When it comes to pumpkins, Charlie Brown’s got nothing on Waitsburg gardener Gail Broom, whose very own ‘great pumpkin’ placed first in the weight class at the Walla Walla County Fair. Broom can’t wait to compete again next year and is hoping to have some area youngsters join her and step up the competition. “I decided to plant a pumpkin patch because I thought it would be neat for kids to be able to grow big pumpkins and enter them in the fair,” said Broom. While school teache... Full story
Goats Lightweight: Grand Champion - Kate Kuykendall Reserve Grand Champion -Jessie Atteberry 3rd - Megan Forney 4th - Morgan Forney 5th - Makenzie Forney Heavyweight: Grand Champion - GraceCoulston Reserve Grand Champion -Devon Harsman 3rd - Taylor Spoonemore Overall 4-H Market Goats: Grand Champion - Kate Kuykendall Reserve Grand Champion -Grace Coulston Non-Market Goat: 1st - Grace Coulston 2nd - Jessie Atteberry Fitting and Showing - Inter- mediate: Grand Champion - Sydney Fobley Reserve Grand Champion -Taylor Spoonemore 3rd - Devon...
Columbia County Fair Hogs Grand Champion Market - Luke Alexenko Champion Advanced F&S - Tristan Newman Reserve Advanced F&S - Hannah Grant Champion Novice F&S - BrandonPenner Reserve Novice F&S - Levi Hatfield Sheep Grand Champion Market - Kim- mie Hamann Reserve Champion Market - Trenton Kitselman Champion F&S - Kimmie Hamann Reserve Champion F&S - Tren- ton Kitselman Goats: Grand Champion Market - Kas- sidy Kuykendall Reserve Champion Market- Loegan Harshman Champion F&S - Loegan Harsh- man...
Sept. 13: Dave McKenzie, Sr., Jeffrey Hofer, Joey Gar- cia, Nadine Scoggins, Helen Rich, Claudia Hevel-Doty, Jeffrey Liebermann, Nancy Bickelhaupt, Christine Jenks, Brook Rasmussen. Sept. 14: Jerry Harshman, Stan Pierson, Dan Jones, Doug Brown, Scott Ford, Mathew Kennedy, Bob Olson, Karen Matthee. Sept. 15: Brooke Hoon, Bessie Tate, Sharon Merrow, Lynn Piersol, Gini Clarno Walters, George Gagnon. Sept. 16: Lois Mettler, Kevin Steffanson, Bruce Harris, Jerry Mock, Pam Davis, Dan Bickelhaupt, Carter Henry. Sept. 17: Gustavo Reese, Tom Duckworth,...
Ten Years Ago September 18, 2003 Brad Huffman bested a field of 20 to lead the Waitsburg Cardinals Cross Country team to its first win in four or five years. Marci Jo Lanning finished fourth in the girl's com- petition. "It was a great day," said Coach Ron Huntington. "These kids are going to be pretty competitive," he said. Waitsburg runners held the top four spots and dominated runners from Colfax and Pomeroy. The Cards scored 23, Colfax 38 and Pomeroy 64. Runners' placement equals their points scored; lowest score wins. Huffman crossed the...
Now that this part of the country has been deemed Washington State's wine country, you might try your hand at growing a wine grape vine or two in your own back yard. One place you can purchase wine grape root stock is at the historical Waitsburg Hardware store in downtown Waitsburg. The proprietors of this classic old-time hardware store carry just a few varieties of stock; ask to be put on the waiting list if they are out of the particular grape you wish to experiment with. A clue however, is that the white grape does better than a red vine... Full story
The mind of the wheat market is pondering a seasonal low. $6.35 - $6.38 - $6.36hellip;The last three lows printed by the Chicago December futures contract, all within the last three weeks and all within three cents of the lowest the contract has traded in its existence. Following each low, the price has rebounded at least 15 cents within a few days. The pattern suggests that each time wheat gets down to the mid-$6.30's there is some buying support discovered and/or the selling pressure weakens, but there is not enough upward demand to carry...
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs (ASSE) is looking for outgoing people to serve as Area Coordinators in the Western Region of the United States. ASSE provides academic year and semester exchange programs in the United States for high school-aged students from around the world. Students are 15-18 years old, have passed a series of academic and character requirements, and are anxiously awaiting an opportunity to embark on their American adventure. Area coordinators will recruit and screen new Area Representatives, supervise and t...
Julia Mark, 82, died peacefully at her home in Dayton on September 5, 2013. Julia was born July 8, 1931, in Durban, Natal Province, South Africa, to Norman L. and Eunice Phelps Rice. She was the youngest of four children; their parents served as missionaries in South Africa. The Rice family returned to the U.S. in 1934. They lived in Oklahoma and North and South Dakota before moving to Freewater, Oregon in 1945. Julia graduated from McLaughlin Union High School in Milton-Freewater in 1949...
Dayton 9-3 Report of grass pulled up out of park. Possible telephonefraud reported on E. Spring Street. Unwanted subject atfairgrounds. Littering complaint on S. 4th Street. Juvenilessmoking on S. 4th Street. Deputy on standby for civil matterat Country Village Court. Report of possible fight to occur inpark after school. Theft of cell phone reported on E. DaytonAvenue. Report of trespassing on S. 3rd Street. Non-injuryaccident; vehicle struck power pole on McKay Alto Road. 9-4 Report of vehicle prowl on S. 5th Street. Citizen made inlobby of...
On behalf of more than 1,800 members, the Washington As- sociation of Wheat Growers is strongly opposed to Initiative 522 on the Novem- ber statewide ballot. I-522 would force Washington farmers and food companies to implement costly new labeling, packaging, distri- bution and recordkeeping re- quirements that do not exist in any other state - whether or not they grow or produce genetically engineered crops (GE) or food products. "I-522 is a costly and misleading measure that would hurt Washington's family farmers and consum- ers," said WAWG... Full story
Between the start of school and the Columbia County Fair, it's been a very busy week. Talk about an embarrass- ment of riches - the events of the past seven days could constitute a whole month's worth of columns. Here's a highly condensed version of events: School started on Tues- day the 3rd. I was pretty excited - visibly so, in fact, to the point where someone passing me on the sidewalk remarked that I was "too happy to be at **** school." (This had little to no effect on my mood.) My first-p... Full story
